The FIDE World Championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from Asia, the reigning World Champion, China’s Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh from India competing for the title and a prize fund of US$2.5 million.
Host
The event is held in Singapore, one of the most iconic global tourist and business hubs in the world. This will only be the second time the World Championship match is hosted in Southeast Asia after Baguio in 1978.
Venue
The match is contested at Resorts World Sentosa, renowned for its luxurious facilities and world-class hospitality. Sentosa is an island resort off Singapore’s southern coast, connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk and monorail.
Regulations
Best of 14 classical games, with a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41. If the score after 14 games is equal, tie-breaks will be played.
PGN OF THE GAME IN THE VIDEO:
[Event “FIDE World Championship Match 2024”]
[Site “Singapore SGP”]
[Date “2024.11.26”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Ding, Liren”]
[Black “Gukesh D”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2728”]
[BlackElo “2783”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “C50”]
[Opening “Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation”]
[Termination “Unknown”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } a6 6. a4 d6 7. O-O h6 8. Be3 Be6 9. a5 Bxc4 10. dxc4 O-O 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. b3 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rad8 14. Rdc1 Nd4 15. Ne1 Rd6 16. Kf1 g6 17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. f3 Kg7 19. Kf2 h5 20. Ne2 Nc6 21. Nc3 Nd4 22. Ne2 Nc6 23. Nc3 Nd4 { wins. } 1/2-1/2
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